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PW  <emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>Already did it.  Dual boot with Windows 7 and Windows 10.  New hard
>drive for Windows 10.  I want to eventually make Windows 10 my primary
>operating system.
>
>Any ideas on how I can get Steam on the new Win10 HD and still be able
>to use the installed Steam games that I have on Win7?  I do not have
>the bandwidth to download all of my Steam games (and Origin, GOG,
>Blizzard, etc...).  But I can boot into Win7 if I want to.

Boot up Windows 10.  If you've already installed Steam under Windows
10 uninstall it.  Now locate the directory where Steam is installed
on Windows 7.  For example, if under Windows 7 Steam is installed
under "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam" then under Windows 10 it appear as
"D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam" where the drive letter D might be different
depending on what other partitions and drives you have on your computer.
Now copy the entire Steam folder to the Windows 10 partition and then
double-click on the Steam executable in the new  directory.  It'll be
named Steam or Steam.exe and it'll have the Steam icon in circle for
an icon.  Steam will now install itself in the directory and it should
detect that all of your games have already been installed there.

Note that this means you'll have two complete copies of all your Steam
games installed, so you'll need to have sufficient space available.

Another option is to skip the copying step and just run the Steam
executable in the Windows 7 folder.  The will save disk space and probably
won't cause any problem for Steam itself, but might cause problems with
some games if they hard code the install directory in some configuration
file.

					Ross Ridge

-- 
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[oo][oo]  rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
-()-/()/  http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rridge/ 
 db  //	  

Ross Ridge post here probably has the best answer.

But have a good look at Windows 7 very powerful built in program
' Windows Easy Transfer'
bit difficult to find it - its most likely in folder 'Start Menu/System 
Tools'
But just type 'Easy Transfer' into the Start menu 'Search Programs & Files' 
Box
& it will be listed.
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")  mouse (Lick My Sweet Toes) 

On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 04:59:02 +0000 (UTC), rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
(Ross Ridge) wrote:

>PW  <emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>>Already did it.  Dual boot with Windows 7 and Windows 10.  New hard
>>drive for Windows 10.  I want to eventually make Windows 10 my primary
>>operating system.
>>
>>Any ideas on how I can get Steam on the new Win10 HD and still be able
>>to use the installed Steam games that I have on Win7?  I do not have
>>the bandwidth to download all of my Steam games (and Origin, GOG,
>>Blizzard, etc...).  But I can boot into Win7 if I want to.
>
>Boot up Windows 10.  If you've already installed Steam under Windows
>10 uninstall it.  Now locate the directory where Steam is installed
>on Windows 7.  For example, if under Windows 7 Steam is installed
>under "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam" then under Windows 10 it appear as
>"D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam" where the drive letter D might be different
>depending on what other partitions and drives you have on your computer.
>Now copy the entire Steam folder to the Windows 10 partition and then
>double-click on the Steam executable in the new  directory.  It'll be
>named Steam or Steam.exe and it'll have the Steam icon in circle for
>an icon.  Steam will now install itself in the directory and it should
>detect that all of your games have already been installed there.
>
>Note that this means you'll have two complete copies of all your Steam
>games installed, so you'll need to have sufficient space available.
>
>Another option is to skip the copying step and just run the Steam
>executable in the Windows 7 folder.  The will save disk space and probably
>won't cause any problem for Steam itself, but might cause problems with
>some games if they hard code the install directory in some configuration
>file.
>
>					Ross Ridge


*---

Thanks Ross and Spalls.  But I do not have the HD space to move the
huge Steam games directory to another drive.  I certainly do not want
them to take up space on the new Win10 OS drive.

I was hoping that I could get Steam to simply point to where the games
are in Win7. I guess I will continue to play them in Win7.  Problem is
now with the dual boot is that I lose my network connection now and
then.

Oh well.

-pw

On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 21:37:30 -0700, PW
<emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:

>Thanks Ross and Spalls.  But I do not have the HD space to move the
>huge Steam games directory to another drive.  I certainly do not want
>them to take up space on the new Win10 OS drive.

I would just like to point out that I haven't actually participated in
this thread (until now), so your thanks were misdirected. I'm not
giving 'em back though; they're mine now. Whomever they were directed
at is just going to have to go thankless, muahahaha! ;-)

>I was hoping that I could get Steam to simply point to where the games
>are in Win7. I guess I will continue to play them in Win7.  Problem is
>now with the dual boot is that I lose my network connection now and
>then.

Having not read the thread or having any idea about what I'm talking
about, nonetheless I will make a suggestion (I need to earn those
misappropriated thanks, after all). I have no idea if it will
work...but couldn't you load up OS #1, install Steam on drive F:\GAMES
(or wherever, but not in the usual c:\program files\etc), install
games as usual, then load up OS #2 and do the same thing to the same
directory? The files should be exactly the same and that way both
operating systems have the necessary pointers...

(apologies if this has already been discussed; as indicated, I haven't
read the thread. As I'd nothing useful to contribute - not knowing
anything about the topic - I'd avoided it until PW accidentally
summoned me by mentioning my nom de plume. But now that I'm here I
can't help but spouting off. It's all PW's fault  ;-)

Ross Ridge wrote:
>Another option is to skip the copying step and just run the Steam
>executable in the Windows 7 folder.  The will save disk space and probably
>won't cause any problem for Steam itself, but might cause problems with
>some games if they hard code the install directory in some configuration
>file.

PW  <emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>Thanks Ross and Spalls.  But I do not have the HD space to move the
>huge Steam games directory to another drive.  I certainly do not want
>them to take up space on the new Win10 OS drive.
>
>I was hoping that I could get Steam to simply point to where the games
>are in Win7. 

I also explained how to do that.  You need to read the entire post.

					Ross Ridge


-- 
 l/  //	  Ross Ridge -- The Great HTMU
[oo][oo]  rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
-()-/()/  http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rridge/ 
 db  //	  

On Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:31:07 +0000 (UTC), rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
(Ross Ridge) wrote:

>Ross Ridge wrote:
>>Another option is to skip the copying step and just run the Steam
>>executable in the Windows 7 folder.  The will save disk space and probably
>>won't cause any problem for Steam itself, but might cause problems with
>>some games if they hard code the install directory in some configuration
>>file.
>
>PW  <emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>>Thanks Ross and Spalls.  But I do not have the HD space to move the
>>huge Steam games directory to another drive.  I certainly do not want
>>them to take up space on the new Win10 OS drive.
>>
>>I was hoping that I could get Steam to simply point to where the games
>>are in Win7. 
>
>I also explained how to do that.  You need to read the entire post.
>
>					Ross Ridge


*---

Your suggestions did not work Ross.  It does not seem possible to have
Steam working on a dual boot, different OS systems on the same PC.

"On this version fo Windows Steam service somponent must be installed"
That did no complete.  Then I tried to start a game and received
"Failed to start game.  Missing executable"  So I found the .exe for
the game and Steam started to download the entire game which I will
not go through as I do not have the bandwith to install every game in
my library again.

I found nothing helpfull by Googling.

Thanks for trying to help me.

-paulw

On Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:06:57 -0700, PW
<emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:31:07 +0000 (UTC), rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
>(Ross Ridge) wrote:
>
>>Ross Ridge wrote:
>>>Another option is to skip the copying step and just run the Steam
>>>executable in the Windows 7 folder.  The will save disk space and probably
>>>won't cause any problem for Steam itself, but might cause problems with
>>>some games if they hard code the install directory in some configuration
>>>file.
>>
>>PW  <emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
>>>Thanks Ross and Spalls.  But I do not have the HD space to move the
>>>huge Steam games directory to another drive.  I certainly do not want
>>>them to take up space on the new Win10 OS drive.
>>>
>>>I was hoping that I could get Steam to simply point to where the games
>>>are in Win7. 
>>
>>I also explained how to do that.  You need to read the entire post.
>>
>>					Ross Ridge
>
>
>*---
>
>Your suggestions did not work Ross.  It does not seem possible to have
>Steam working on a dual boot, different OS systems on the same PC.
>
>"On this version fo Windows Steam service somponent must be installed"
>That did no complete.  Then I tried to start a game and received
>"Failed to start game.  Missing executable"  So I found the .exe for
>the game and Steam started to download the entire game which I will
>not go through as I do not have the bandwith to install every game in
>my library again.
>
>I found nothing helpfull by Googling.
>
>Thanks for trying to help me.
>
>-paulw

1TB external USB hard drives are $50-60. Back up your Steam folder
(and other stuff you want to keep) and just start fresh with Windows
10.

After all the aggravation you go through to make this work, you're
still going to just wind up with a kludge you have to fix later.

On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:04:57 -0700, PW
<emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Already did it.  Dual boot with Windows 7 and Windows 10.  New hard
>drive for Windows 10.  I want to eventually make Windows 10 my primary
>operating system.
>
>Any ideas on how I can get Steam on the new Win10 HD and still be able
>to use the installed Steam games that I have on Win7?  I do not have
>the bandwidth to download all of my Steam games (and Origin, GOG,
>Blizzard, etc...).  But I can boot into Win7 if I want to.
>
>Thanks.
>
>-pw


*---

It is not possible unless I download all the games, in which I will
not do.  I will have to boot up Win7 if I want to play any of them.

Thanks

-pw

Have you looked at Windows 7 very powerful built in program
' Windows Easy Transfer'
bit difficult to find it - its most likely in folder 'Start Menu/System
Tools'
But just type 'Easy Transfer' into the Start menu 'Search Programs & Files'
Box
& it will be listed.
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")  mouse (Tickle My Sweet Toes) 

You could do a Windows 10 Upgrade on the Windows 7 
(or make a clone copy to do so on).
STEAM will (should) 'just work' then.

I have found the Win 10 Upgrade route very satisfactory.
The Windows is cleaned up while all the 
Visual C++  etc. & your settings will stay.
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")  mouse ( Twinge n Soften)

On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 01:09:46 -0000, "Trimble Bracegirdle"
<no-spam@never.spam> wrote:

>Have you looked at Windows 7 very powerful built in program
>' Windows Easy Transfer'
>bit difficult to find it - its most likely in folder 'Start Menu/System
>Tools'
>But just type 'Easy Transfer' into the Start menu 'Search Programs & Files'
>Box
>& it will be listed.
>(\__/)
>(='.'=)
>(")_(")  mouse (Tickle My Sweet Toes) 


*--

I found it mousey!  But I do not have the room to move all my Steam
games to another hard drive.

-paul

On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 01:36:29 -0000, "Trimble Bracegirdle"
<no-spam@never.spam> wrote:

>You could do a Windows 10 Upgrade on the Windows 7 
>(or make a clone copy to do so on).
>STEAM will (should) 'just work' then.
>
>I have found the Win 10 Upgrade route very satisfactory.
>The Windows is cleaned up while all the 
>Visual C++  etc. & your settings will stay.
>(\__/)
>(='.'=)
>(")_(")  mouse ( Twinge n Soften)


*---

I already have Win10 installed on another (dual boot) drive so I am
starting from scratch there. Seperate environments.

Thanks!

-pw